MIAMI DOLPHINS LAUNCH “NEXT WAVE PROGRAM” — EMPOWERING FORMER PLAYERS TO MAKE WAVES BEYOND THE FIELD
The Miami Dolphins have unveiled the “Next Wave Program,” a pioneering initiative designed to help retired and released players successfully transition into the next phase of their lives.
Focused on
Beyond the Game, Toward a New Purpose
The Next Wave Program is more than just a support network — it’s a launchpad for growth and reinvention. Through partnerships with business leaders, wellness experts, and local nonprofits, the Dolphins are helping alumni explore new careers in sports management, entrepreneurship, media, and community leadership.
The program also emphasizes mental and emotional health, offering counseling, peer mentorship, and workshops focused on building resilience and self-identity beyond football.
“Miami is about more than sunshine and victories,” said a team representative. “It’s about family — and family means showing up for each other, even after the final whistle.”
Leading Through Care and Connection
The Dolphins’ initiative stands out as one of the NFL’s most forward-thinking post-career programs. It reflects the franchise’s ongoing commitment to building stronger communities and stronger individuals
By staying connected to former players through volunteer work, youth mentorship, and leadership programs, Miami ensures that every Dolphin remains part of a lifelong family — united by purpose, not just playbooks.
“We ride every wave together.
Football is what we do — family is who we are.
Our commitment flows far beyond the game.”
— Miami Dolphins
The Future of Player Care
With Next Wave, the Miami Dolphins are setting a new standard for post-career athlete support — one rooted in empathy, empowerment, and enduring connection.
This initiative sends a clear message: that the legacy of the Dolphins isn’t just written in stats or stadiums, but in the
Miami Dolphins: where every wave creates a new beginning — and the current of care never stops flowing.
Celtics grant Warriors their biggest wish thanks to crushing offseason tear down
It's official...kind of. Al Horford has agreed to a multi-year deal with the Golden State Warriors, though the specifics of the contract still won't be finalized until a resolution on the future of restricted free agent Jonathan Kuminga.
Horford officially departs the Boston Celtics after two separate stints across the past nine years, highlighted by his elusive first championship in 2024 two years after losing to the Warriors in the NBA Finals.
Golden State had clearly honed in on the veteran center as their primary free agency target before the period even began in July, but Horford's arrival in the Bay Area might be just as much to do with Boston's own offseason activity.
Celtics offseason played a role in Al Horford's joining the Warriors
This signing can really be traced back to the fateful Game 4 of the Celtics' second-round series against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden. Not only did Boston lose that game to go down 3-1 after another dominant regular season, but more importantly franchise superstar Jayson Tatum went down with a devastating torn achilles injury.
The Celtics would go on to lose in six and face the prospect of Tatum being out for the entirety of the 2025-26 season. With an exorbitant payroll already needing to be managed, this was the final nail in Brad Stevens' offseason plans as general manager.
Boston have since reset their books by trading championship veterans Jrue Holiday and Kristaps Porzingis, leaving them clearly in a reset year as Tatum undertakes his recovery. According to Adam Himmelsbach of The Boston Globe on Sunday, it was all these factors that played into Horford's decision to join Golden State.
Sometimes you've just got to be ready to take advantage of a perilous situation. Horford might have never considered leaving Boston if Tatum hadn't of got injured, but with that and the departures of Porzingis and Holiday, the door creaked open wider and wider for Golden State to sneak in and capitalize.
As the opportunity arose, the Warriors had the perfect pitch as a team whose biggest offseason was wish was to find a significant upgrade at the center position. While Golden State don't necessarily sit in the absolute top rung of title contenders right now, they can offer what many can't -- a starting role on a veteran team striving for one more climb to the mountaintop.
It's somewhat similar to the blockbuster arrival of Jimmy Butler in February. The 36-year-old wasn't the Warriors' first priority, nor was the franchise Butler's No. 1 landing spot, but they simply needed a star and were able to capitalize on what was an increasingly untenable situation at the Miami Heat.
Regardless of whether the Horford signing is more good fortune than good management, the Warriors have got their man and can now look forward to a completely different style of starting center that should give them greater versatility on both ends of the floor.
